The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17

wei, ] guess as how kin tell you
q = iiiais about thet 2
-'iou. I exeiieiiy egeiaimcd, what
DO sou know about that p
Easy. yaungsicr. easy; mehbc knows
a|I about K and mcbbe I don't; leastwise
f ] can remember one night was sitiin in
5oe OCampo's saloon, n Los Angeles, q
doalin monte. when an old pard Of mine
Hone Pistol Dick-wc called him tibet
cause be- lister Kill men with that weepin.
Specially sfeasens, for greasers warn'i
agih much In them DAYS nohow Well,
a. ] sas q sayin- ! MAS dom the dealin
and Dick Wa rusflin fher suckers, when
Oh llgu Io-e Maria Antonio Jesus Nbarra
cam TO- IT, vas pretty wealthy greaser
thea and we kneE Ee had d good thing
an had. lie commenced ter bet al theI
game. and we iet him Win a little Just 70
bod him Bymbye BE- begun ter lose.
aui purity soon We had his coin, Then we
Lad ga his bore and outfit and finally
b. siakel bis rancho agia a few thousands
NJ e. had. cause b. looked purty full and
re ihaurhf Ne could beat him. We won
fhr rancho. and Dick drew up bin OF
.aic for fber place and Joe O'Campo wit
urescd f. ] kinder remember bout the
ciss ldaHin thrr top Of he head Of. but
fiiaf hapl-noi every day then. Dick and
busted "a North after that Dick gin
me fhe lo0kiuirHi. and purity soon after
ftaf 3 gucascr ripped Dick de open
with q knife. Dick war drunk al the
fime and didn'f get no show, 80 be- passed
in BE- CHIPS aud the Dealer up above
cssiei en- 81 him. kinder think I've
ga that paper yet, cause had reason Ia
tlrf d numiier Il papers after that. II
nl do ger Any good yer kin have il. -
.-toisi p ! eKciEimed, why it, worth
fhousands give ii 20 me, and III share
~ ! maze uiih EoH
..nh. nerer mind. younester. old sam :
90 BIS little claim aud he's got nuh 10
- him through this world without
ihaf
With that sam iose and went 10 a lit
e. Boa thd stood IN one corner Of the
faam- First b. took out a pick, spade
aud a soeAef SEC them, youngster
thesis my pardners # the old times
Macs a. oluce 4 dust they bFung me, -
a1d b. laid them gently down
Ner. be- fish'sd out en- old pair Of boots
'-fhafi. anofhir psrd Of -, q and Al last
D. dIes forth packet Of papers Care
aa..saasf.l laiAas 500 1flitl
90 fhe LIGHT. where he stood silent and
sfdi sifh fhose letters IN his hand. and a
shadow zecrard 20 pass over his face.
So burning with impatienoe 10 examine
lIIe papers. bat something in his manner
nasirained tne. '-lpungsier. be finally
sid. sfnese are some letter. from home
snsgi,e sou don't know what that meant
Ia Is and -. Ire Kept them for many
scar kf1f every one. until they didn't
cam fny more and then I knew the old
f1.ks ass dead. Thar's one thar that all
fhe geld n Califnrny couldn't buy. and
b. 9ieciel q faded envelope from the
raak ard gard rererently upon il.
IN be- shout II. sam, urged Harry.
Isff Homer wait. and spin Us a warn
ran fhrrs himself upon his side. rested
BE- head upon his hand and began.
I had cum down from the north 10
Los Anee'c-. ius; 10 take q hand in the
fun Commodore Stockton was havin'
sifh she eressers. FOR be add keamey aud
lev ofheTs was . raising Cain down
herf and the efeasers were purity hot TO-
uard -gTingocz. as they called white men
then. Wall one day they had big jam
i,lrec on the Plaza.
There Wa a hull lof Of new Americans
ia iorn. a ~ of soldiers that had listed
and ssrFri their time and had been dis
ehareed ihry were al ont for a lark and
h. ~ . good time ] noticed one Young
chap anGur I'm who seemed ter have a
familiar took 20 me. lie wuz a standing
be- fhs street a leokin' Al their show,
shes q big greaser cum along on horse
hafk hc reiicd % the Young Teller in
-fauisii a. gif out u the road. He SAYS,
-Cliiad0. irrre, look out. you dog
and az the ereasers commenced 10 lah.
This goung feileT didn't know no Span
81. - b. stood there. and the greaseT
dog BIZ spurs IN the side Of his horse and
tdedie make him jump over him, but the
ho-s couldn't do II 20 be brung his front
foe; doan Oh that young feller's head and
smashed him iuf0.a jelly. ! tell you we
afineues was hot knocked that greaseT
n that hos with a shot from my Colts
revolver. and fher balance Of Their BOYS
ciaaucd the hull crowd out, then we
piessd up that pore Young Teller and took
hiin info a silicon and laid him out One
- filc l,oFs searched his clothes and found
thi. loiter.
Hello, sam, be says. this here
ihea got the same name a. yer.
, taak the letter and looked at II.
slra uuf. iI sed, Il harics Sawyer, New
orl.zlns.' ! took Il, and read ii, and
heIe Nhai q said.
BLeoaizGDsIlg- r. j.. Jan. G. lSfs.
NJ DEAE seE-i write this letter 20 you
hTanE j. aIi reach y9s al Nea Orleans. Ny
lsar. dear hoy may God keep and watch oTes
500 ID Fialr lnuE l1urneT- You have left a,
I.sr sad hsarf- broken Il makes me trembie
h. fll|Iik , hat perii- uig darling boy may en-
alrIr-nr fear ] shall never 49, you again
F nlIl oil ms daring 10y Try n hs-1ume a good
aus tflle man DAT forget tne prayers you
.-dllis1 az rour mothers kilee. You viii h.
flraHn afulug bad and Hiekel men but
F alarlf fllfn q Him % keep YOU an honesi
alar God hle-s and kesp you l cnnnoi
-riir tnarr bat onlg pray that you viii find
i,l1u1r an- TrfuTu with Inn 70 The old farm
fafier fulnz uie ia ssuding our love am
rrnVese Nrte o. me as often as you can
Nnh lore and prayers % our Father % bring
f pa szfeIy hack, aai your loving
stood there Win ttllt letter m ny
+ hand looking a that boy. and seemed
. r. sef fhe Old farm SWAY back home il
4 the State il was al clear ter me now
Thai little brother Of mine. he was littl,
when ] left home had groWed up and
+ fdIiasai nie 70 Californt lie had gon'
- Nrw Orleans and listed with Tayloi
and foughi ther greasers in Mexico, anc
Z den cum Ter Caiifony. Poor little boy
( ! oauid remember how BE- used ter Greet
Into ny bod a home. and Irvine his lii
d. arms aToand my meek and listen Il
lLr stores usfer tel him. ] felt some
rliu' saFIn trickie dowH my cheeks, snt
knca' ! vas q ewing. J tell yer fel
anfui I just remembered those ok
( PARENTS II fuine, whom had not writer
: a. isr years. That sss the hand writ o
ny dear mother. God bless her memory
~ iiurird ponr Charley. aud | sWos'
vengeance aga al the cussed gTeaser
aad tbeif kidd And many's fher one RI
49, I.sid Interest on Their debt they owe
me. vii home after that and sent en-